Legislators begin preparations for 2014 election

6:31 PM,
Sep. 14, 2013

Written by

Logan T. Carlson
Central Wisconsin Sunday

Legislators will be back in Madison next week to start the fall session, which will likely see debates over access to public lands around a proposed mining site, and potential changes to election and campaign finance laws.

But as lawmakers debate proposed legislation this fall, behind-the-scenes preparations are underway for the 2014 general election that will most likely see a few hotly contested races in central Wisconsin.

In 2012, Rep. Amy Sue Vruwink, D-Milladore, and Rep. Scott Krug, R-Nekoosa, each narrowly defended their seats by less than 150 votes. The two legislators had the ...